Musical instrument



p 1940- w. T.- TILLERY 2,214,314

MUSICAL INSTRUMENT Filed Feb. 12, 1940 A iiomeys Patented Sept. 10, 1940UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.-

The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in noveltywind musical instruments and has for its primary object to provide, in amanner as hereinafter set forth, a device of i this character which maybe successfully played by those having comparatively little or nomusical training and without the necessity of prolonged practice.

Another very important object of the invention l is to provide a windmusical instrument of the aforementioned character which is capable ofproducing novel tones within a wide range and which comprises no movingparts.

Other objects of the invention are to provide a musical instrument ofthe character described which will be comparatively simple inconstruction, strong, durable, compact and which may be manufactured atlow cost.

All of the foregoing and still further objects and advantages of theinvention will become apparent from a study of the followingspecification, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing whereinlike characters of reference designate corresponding parts throughoutthe several views,

a and wherein- Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of a noveltyinstrument constructed in accordance with the present invention.

Figure 2 is a top plan view thereof.

Figure 3 is a view in vertical longitudinal section through the innerend portion of the instrument, taken substantially on the line 33 ofFigure 2.

Figure 4 is a cross sectional view, taken substantially on the line 44of Figure 1.

Figure 5 is a cross sectional view, taken substantially on the line 5-5of Figure 1.

Referring now to the drawing in detail, it will be seen that theembodiment of the invention which has been illustrated comprises ametallic tube of suitable length and diameter which is designatedgenerally by the reference numeral l. The tube I, it will be observed,is of uniform diameter from end to end and said tube is bent at anintermediate point in a manner to provide a coil or loop 2. The forwardend 3 of the tube l is open and constitutes a finger controlled tonehole or opening.

Formed in the upper portion of the rear or inner end portion of the tubeI is a blow hole or opening 4. Forwardly of the blow hole 4, the tube Ihas formed in its upper portion a vent 5. The vent 5 is of the shapeshown to advantage in Figure 3 of the drawing and it will be observedthat certain of the walls of said vent are so formed as to provide abevelled edge 6.

Fixedly mounted in the rear end portion of the tube l is an elongatedmetallic plug '1. From a 5 point adjacent its rear end to its forwardend, the upper portion of the plug 1 is flattened, as at 8, in a mannerto define, in conjunction with the tube a wind passage 9. It will beobserved that the wind passage 9 communicates with the blow 10 hole 4and the vent 5. The forward end of the plug 1 is bevelled or undercut,as at H).

It is thought that the manner in which the instrument functions will bereadily apparent from a consideration of the foregoing. Briefly, 16 theplayer places his mouth over the opening or hole 4 in the rear endportion of the tube 1 and blows through the wind passage 9 into saidtube.

A finger of one hand is used to control the tone hole or opening 3 atthe forward end of the tube 20 I thus changing the tone produced asdesired. The bevelled edge 6 of the vent 5 splits the stream of airleaving the wind passage 9 and produces what may be described as ahissing sound. The construction and arrangement is such that a uniquetone is produced by the instrument.

It is believed that the many advantages of a musical instrumentconstructed in accordance with the present invention will be readilyunderstood and although a preferred embodiment of the device is asillustrated and described, it is to be understood that changes in thedetails of construction may be resorted to which will fall within thescope of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed is:

A wind musical instrument of the character described comprising ametallic tube of uniform diameter throughout and open at its forward endfor providing a finger controlled tone hole, an intermediate portion ofsaid tube including a loop, said tube having a blow hole in its rear endportion and further having a vent therein spaced forwardly from the blowhole, and a elongated plug mounted longitudinall in the rear portion ofthe tube and closing the rear end thereof, said plug 4 terminating in anundercut forward end portion adjacent the vent, said plug furtherincludin a substantially flat upper portion extending from a pointadjacent its rear end to its forward end and defining, in conjunctionwith the tube, a wind 50 passage from the blow hole to the vent.

WILLIAM T. 'I'JIILERY.

